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Young Canadians more likely to see a future without oil and gas
Young Canadians may doubt the future importance of the country's oil and gas industry — but Scott Darling does not. Both his sons continue to study petroleum engineering, even amid the current plunge in oil prices.
"I swear I didn't push them this way," he says, laughing.
Young Canadians, however, don't share Darling's enthusiasm for the future of fossil fuels — and they aren't as enthusiastic about pipelines as their parents and grandparents. While nine in 10 Canadians younger than 35 believe the oil and gas industry is important to the country's economy now, only 60 per cent think it will remain that way in the future.
And a new poll of 2,098 Canadians between Feb. 16 and 26 commissioned by the CBC also suggests young Canadians worry more about the environment than the economy, compared with their older counterparts.
"There's some pretty big divisions out there," says EKOS pollster Frank Graves.
Generational divide
The national survey also found that people less than 35 are more likely to support stricter laws to protect the environment than older generations.
Concerned about climate change:
18-35: 80.6%
35-44: 68.4%
45-54: 66.5%
55-64: 75.9%
65+: 74.2%
Canada should do more to support the development of clean energy and clean technology, even if it results in increased energy costs:
18-35: 81.2%
35-44: 75.5%
45-54: 68.1%
55-64: 77.6%
65+: 79.1%
Young Canadians more likely to see a future without oil and gas - Calgary - CBC News
Young Canadians more likely to see a future without oil and gas
Young Canadians may doubt the future importance of the country's oil and gas industry — but Scott Darling does not. Both his sons continue to study petroleum engineering, even amid the current plunge in oil prices.
"I swear I didn't push them this way," he says, laughing.
Young Canadians, however, don't share Darling's enthusiasm for the future of fossil fuels — and they aren't as enthusiastic about pipelines as their parents and grandparents. While nine in 10 Canadians younger than 35 believe the oil and gas industry is important to the country's economy now, only 60 per cent think it will remain that way in the future.
And a new poll of 2,098 Canadians between Feb. 16 and 26 commissioned by the CBC also suggests young Canadians worry more about the environment than the economy, compared with their older counterparts.
"There's some pretty big divisions out there," says EKOS pollster Frank Graves.
Generational divide
The national survey also found that people less than 35 are more likely to support stricter laws to protect the environment than older generations.
Concerned about climate change:
18-35: 80.6%
35-44: 68.4%
45-54: 66.5%
55-64: 75.9%
65+: 74.2%
Canada should do more to support the development of clean energy and clean technology, even if it results in increased energy costs:
18-35: 81.2%
35-44: 75.5%
45-54: 68.1%
55-64: 77.6%
65+: 79.1%
Young Canadians more likely to see a future without oil and gas - Calgary - CBC News
